Owyemi Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owyemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oweyemi | 92 | 20 | / |
| Oowyemi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Owioyemi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Owoiyemi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Awyemi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Owyema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oweiemi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aweyemi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awoyyemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owieme | 67 | 15 | / |
| Abyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awyema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhiemi | 62 | 23 | / |
| Owehime | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aweyema | 62 | 1 | / |
| Obijemi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ojueimi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Owheaiome | 53 | 1 | / |
| Obieme | 50 | 101 | / |
| Ovieme | 50 | 10 | / |
| Abiymi | 50 | 2 | / |
| Uwyime | 50 | 1 | / |
| Awgeme | 50 | 1 | / |
| Abyeme | 50 | 1 | / |
| Objimi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Awieme | 50 | 1 | / |
| Abyimi | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owyemi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis